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Prominence in Language

Linguistic research at the University of Cologne

CRC "Prominence in Language"

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Welcome to "Prominence in Language"

In this Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1252) more than sixty researchers are working together in an interdisciplinary team with the goal of providing a comprehensive characterization of prominence in language.

We investigate how prominence structures language with respect to prosody (Area A), morphosyntax and semantics (Area B) as well as text and discourse structure (Area C) in a large variety of languages from more than a dozen major language families and linguistic areas world wide. Our research on prominence contributes to a better understanding of language as a system between communication and cognition.

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Research Data and Methods series

Research Data and Methods series

Job Schepens and Luke Günther from Project S are organising a new series of talks and tutorials on research data and methods with a focus on best practices and open science principles. All the members of the CRC and visiting guests are invited to join these talks at the Spitzboden in the HoP, every other Wednesday afternoon, starting on May 7th. For further information and the complete program of the series please click here.
RED 2025: Mismatches in Anaphoric Relations

RED 2025: Mismatches in Anaphoric Relations

The 25th International Conference on Language and Communication (RED 25) will take place on Thursday and Friday, May 29–30, 2025, at the University of Graz in Austria. Among the organizers is Prof. Dr. Klaus von Heusinger, project leader of CRC project C04. The conference brings together researchers investigating the complexities of anaphoric reference across languages, modalities, and theoretical frameworks.
GAKT 9: Creativity and Interpretation

GAKT 9: Creativity and Interpretation

The international conference "Germanic Linguistics between Cologne and Tokyo (GAKT 9) will take place for the ninth time this year at Bielefeld University. The theme is "Creativity and Interpretation," and it will be held on April 29th and 30th. The SFB project C04 is represented, with Prof. Dr. Klaus von Heusinger, who is involved in organizing the conference, and Timo Buchholz, who will hold a presentation.
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